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force of habit

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force of habit
n.
Behavior that has become automatic through long practice or frequent repetition.
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"If they had known that you wished it, the entertainment would have been put off," said the prince, who, like a wound-up clock, by force of habit said things he did not even wish to be believed.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Pontellier had brought down her key through force of habit.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
He was outwardly calm, but I noticed his hands, which from long force of habit were mechanically straightening the spill vases on the mantel-piece, were shaking violently.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Christie, Agatha View in context
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